Figurative Language

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What is a hyperbole?

Back

An exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What does the phrase 'The stars in the sky winked' illustrate?

Back

Personification.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What does the metaphor 'The car seat is a fluffy cloud' mean?

Back

The car seat is very comfortable to sit in.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound that it represents.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What does the phrase 'The trees danced in the wind' mean?

Back

The trees were swaying back and forth.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the purpose of figurative language?

Back

To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4